ENGLAND'S WAGS JET IN TO SPEND DAY WITH PLAYERS BEFORE QUARTER FINAL
England's WAGs flew in to see their loved ones on a fleet of private jets this morning - as they head to the Three Lions' training base to spend the day with the players before their quarter-final against Switzerland.
The wives and girlfriends are due to spend around five hours at England's HQ today as Gareth Southgate's men prepare for the crunch game in Dusseldorf on Saturday at 5pm.
Three jets carrying the England stars' glamorous partners to Erfurt-Weimar Airport took off in quick succession from Dusseldorf, while a fourth arrived soon after from Birmingham.
Planes also arrived from Liverpool and Dortmund, where England will play in the semi-final if they overcome Switzerland on Saturday.
With a private jet flight costing in the region of £35,000 per flight, today's WAG airlift could have cost up to £420,000. Six inbound flights arrived this morning and six outbound flights were scheduled to depart tonight.
The squadron of planes were carrying WAGs including goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's wife Megan, 28, – who was seen hiding behind an umbrella held by a crew member – and Georgina Irwin, 28, wife of goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, 26.
Ellie Alderson, the childhood sweetheart of striker Ollie Watkins, both 28, was seen disembarking wearing Armani sunglasses on the overcast morning.
Meanwhile, television personality Dani Dyer, partner of Jarrod Bowen, 27, was spotted in a denim jacket over a knitted cream mini-dress, paired with £790 Louis Vuitton mules, carrying one of her children.
Irish model and dancer Aine May Kennedy, 27, the girlfriend of midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24, was seen carrying a bag from luxury fashion brand Jill Sander, founded by German designer Heidemarie Jiline Sander in 1968.
Declan Rice's partner, Lauren Fryer, 25, and reserve goalkeeper Dean Henderson's partner were also seen walking to a shuttle bus as the jets lined the airfield's apron.
Anouska Santos, 33, girlfriend of injured defender Luke Shaw, 28, was also on board the fleet.
Katie Bio, girlfriend of striker Ivan Toney, 28, was also seen stepping off a jet with the couple's two children. The 28-year-old businesswoman is reported to run her own fashion company.
But there was no sign of model Annie Kilner, the estranged wife of errant vice-captain Kyle Walker.
Prior to the tournament, a source said Ms Kilner, 30, planned to fly to and from Germany with their four sons for each England match, but had no intention of playing 'happy families' with the player, who has also fathered two children with influencer Lauren Goodman.
The flurry of activity at the otherwise deserted airport, which only had one other commercial flight scheduled to land yesterday after a second was cancelled, came on an FA rest day, with no media activity around the squad arranged today.
A fleet of black Mercedes people carriers were seen lined up outside the airport, around a 40-minute drive from the Three Lions' training camp at a luxury golf and spa resort outside sleepy Blankenhain, Thuringia.
24 hours before the WAGs touched down, a source said singer Ed Sheeran flew in to Erfurt en-route to give a private performance to the squad at their Weimarer Land resort after the players had a light recovery session.
An airport source said: 'This is a really exciting time for the airport. It's not the biggest, and we don't get many famous people through our doors. So to have all of these stars is something special.
'Ed Sheeran was here yesterday, and it doesn't get much bigger than that. But it was great to see the player's wives as well.'
Sheeran enjoyed a meal with the squad before performing a selection of his hits at the team's training base as the players wound down from the match.
A video of Sheeran performing his debut hit The A Team was later posted on social media.
Sheeran, 33, a keen Ipswich Town fan and sponsor, was seen wearing an England shirt in the stands as the Three Lions beat Slovakia in a nail-biting last-16 clash on Sunday evening and was previously seen enjoying the 1-1 draw against Denmark from the VIP seats at Frankfurt Arena.
The Shape of You singer also paid the England squad a personal visit at Euro 2020 ahead of their final defeat to Italy.
Last week, just three WAGs were seen leaving two jets that flew in to the airport in quick succession, the day after England drew 0-0 with Slovenia.
Annie Keating, partner of forward Anthony Gordon, Olivia Naylor, girlfriend of defender John Stones and Aine May Kennedy.
The players have been allowed time with their wives, girlfriends and relatives the day after each match.
But following the earlier draw with Denmark, Harry Kane joked that seven hours with family members at a special family fun day at their resort was 'pretty hectic', adding 'we might cut that down in the future'.
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